Google Chrome < 21.0.1180.60 Multiple PDF Viewer Vulnerabilities

high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800909

Synopsis

The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

Versions of Google Chrome earlier than 21.0.1180.75 are potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- An unspecified use-after-free error exists in the PDF viewer. (CVE-2012-2862)

- An unspecified out-of-bounds write error exists in the PDF viewer. (CVE-2012-2863)

- Successful exploitation of either issue could lead to an application crash or even allow arbitrary code execution, subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Google Chrome 21.0.1180.75 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 800909

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/14/2012

Nessus ID: 61462

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2862, CVE-2012-2863

BID: 54897

Detections

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